Same person who asked if there were any abuse resources. Did you hear about any? My situation gets worse by the day and I can't find a single person to help.
Anonymous
So far, I haven’t gotten any response, and searching online hasn’t returned anything helpful. I’ve sent an email directly to ASAN.org in the hopes that someone there might know something, but so far I haven’t heard back. If they know anything, I’ll post it immediately.
In the meantime, if anyone out there knows of anything that might be helpful, please, please let me know.
This is probably the wrong place to ask. Is there any such thing as a resource for those in the spectrum currently suffering abuse to escape it or get help? A hotline? Anything? Every time I try a general hotline, the moment it becomes clear I'm disabled, they become unhelpful and either hang up or direct me somewhere that would make my home situation much more dangerous. Thanks just for reading.
Anonymous
I don’t know the answer to this one, but if someone does, please send it to my inbox ASAP.
And signal boost, please!
Any advice on how to talk to allistic/NT friends who have suddenly decided that they have autism, just because "some of the symptoms fit", but actually have no clue what it's like to live as an autistic person? A few people in my life are really starting to frustrate and offend me, and I am not sure how to explain things to them in a way that they'll understand and respond appropriately to. Maybe some other followers have experience/tips?
Oh boy.
This sounds like the sort of thing that won’t prove easy, especially if they’re not being entirely serious about it. I don’t know, do any of them seem to have real worries about it, or is it all just “Sometimes I act like X, I must totally be autistic, lol”? The former is something that may take some sensitivity to navigate; the latter will pit you up against a bunch of privileged people who don’t get that this is life to you, that you can’t laugh about it and then not have to deal with it later.
This is not one of the particular problems I’ve had with allistic/NT friends, so I’m going to ask my followers here for some help. Please send answers directly to my inbox so I can be absolutely sure to get them.